2 Timothy 2

1 Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that [is] in Christ Jesus,

Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus.

2 and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

And what thou have heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit thou to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.

3 thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

Thou therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

4 no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

No man who serves in the military entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he may please the man who enlisted the army.

5 and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

And also if any man competes, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully.

6 the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

The farmer who labors must be the first to partake of the fruits.

7 be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

Consider what I say, for may the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

9 in which I suffer evil — unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound;

within which I suffer evil to the point of bonds as an evildoer, but the word of God is not bound.

10 because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that [is] in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during. (aiōnios g166)

Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (aiōnios g166)

11 Stedfast [is] the word: For if we died together — we also shall live together;

Faithful is the saying, For if we die together, we will also live together.

12 if we do endure together — we shall also reign together; if we deny [him], he also shall deny us;

If we endure, we will also reign together. If we renounce him, that man will also renounce us.

13 if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

If we are unfaithful, that man remains faithful. He cannot renounce himself.

14 These things remind [them] of, testifying fully before the Lord — not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

Remind them of these things, solemnly testifying in the sight of the Lord, not to brawl verbally, to nothing useful, to the ruin of those who hear.

15 be diligent to present thyself approved to God — a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, an irreproachable workman, correctly traversing the word of truth.

16 and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,

17 and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

and their word will have a feeding field like gangrene, of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

18 who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;

men who missed the mark about the truth, saying the resurrection happened already, and they overthrow the faith of some.

19 sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, 'The Lord hath known those who are His,' and 'Let him depart from unrighteousness — every one who is naming the name of Christ.'

Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of the Lord keep away from unrighteousness.

20 And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:

Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen, and some for esteem and some for disesteem.

21 if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master — to every good work having been prepared,

If therefore any man purges himself from these things, he will be a vessel for esteem, sanctified and useful to the master, prepared for every good work.

22 and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

23 and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

But shun foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they breed quarrels.

24 and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

And a bondman of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

25 in meekness instructing those opposing — if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

in meekness correcting those who oppose. Perhaps God may grant them repentance for recognition of the truth,

26 and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.

and they may sober up out of the snare of the devil, having been captured by him for his will.